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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

Inquiry [email protected] Dr. Eugene Octavia?

Not yet but he just emailed me on a ghost boa i have for sale. Sounds fishy as he asked "Is this pet still available"

Pet. Lol.. I guess we will wait and see.
 
Huh. I got an email from him this morning asking the same thing. "Is this pet still available". Damn scammers.
 
Same here. Here's a quick copy and paste of his response after I responded back -

Hello there,
Thanks for the message.I am very much interested in making this purchase.I had saved this ad link for days but didnt have the chance to email you.I would like to know the following things before o proceed with making the purchase.

(1) Are you the owner of this snake or you are selling for someone.

(2) how much are you asking for last excluding shipping?

(3) Would you accept a Certified Bank Check?

(4) Can be around when my movers come for the pcikup of this snake?

(5) What is the health status of this snake?

(6) how friendly is this snake?
pls get back to me with the answer to the following questions.also email me your full name
and address plus your phone number to which you want the check sent to.
Regards
Dr oC
 
Hello, I got the same email from him this morning. I have copied and pasted it below. That is weird that we are all getting the same email. I wonder what the deal is? :shrug01:

Hello there,
Thanks for the message..I am very much interested in making this purchase.I had saved this ad link for days but didnt have the chance to email you.I would like to know the following things before o proceed with making the purchase.

(1) Are you the owner of this snake or you are selling for someone.

(2) how much are you asking for last excluding shipping?

(3) Would you accept a Certified Bank Check?

(4) Can be around when my movers come for the pcikup of this snake?

(5) What is the health status of this snake?

(6) how friendly is this snake?
pls get back to me with the answer to the following questions.also email me your full name
and address plus your phone number to which you want the check sent to.
Regards
Dr oC
 
I think this is probably the one where they try to send you a "certified bank check" for more than the amount and ask you to send a little back to them along with the animal. By the time your bank realizes the check is a fake, the scammer is long gone with your money.
 
You may be right. I will keep a close eye on this one. It sounds like a scam if he is doing the same thing to all of us. He better be careful. :NoNo:
 
The doctor has been a very busy scammer!!

Flag this messagerequest payment detailsSunday, March 8, 2009 12:37 PM
From: This sender is DomainKeys verified "Dr Octavia Eugene" <[email protected]>Add sender to Contacts To: [email protected]ello there,
Thanks for the message.I am very much interested in making this purchase.I had saved this ad link for days but didnt have the chance to email you.I would like to know the following things before o proceed with making the purchase.

(1) Are you the owner of this snake or you are selling for someone.

(2) how much are you asking for last excluding shipping?

(3) Would you accept a Certified Bank Check?

(4) Can be around when my movers come for the pcikup of this snake?

(5) What is the health status of this snake?

(6) how friendly is this snake?pls get back to me with the answer to the following questions.also email me your full name
and address plus your phone number to which you want the check sent to.Regards
Dr oC
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When I first saw this I thought Dr. Otto Octavius. :eek:

I was going to give him whatever he wanted no questions asked. :rofl:

Help me Spiderman! :rolleyes:
 
I got 3 Emails for 3 different ads I have asking "is this pet still available?" at the same time from Dr Octavia Eugene. You mean he isn't going to buy all of our snakes? aw.
 
Hello, Warning this definitely looks like a scam. Beware all. Just think of how many people are going to be scammed by this guy. It makes me sick. I have attached below what he sent me last night. It all sounds way to fishy! :angry:

Hi there,

thanks for the message.What i was trying to explian to you is,i had tried that similar method of shipping exotic pets like this in a box and it didnt turn out fine cause there were some delays with the courier service.it went real bad by the time the package got here.that is why i make use of pet movers.they are very expensive and sometimes cost more than the pet itself but they are better.they will handle the pet for some days and tell you its features, what it likes and what it doesnt and probably if they are suitable for kids or not.Now tell me,paying that much to secure your life dont sound good to you?Moreover, i will be out on an assigment so that by time i get back they would have the result ready for me so they will be delievering to my place.Also, i will be including the movers fee to the initial amount i would be sending to you cause i do not want a ny delays from any side since the pickup would be subjected to the check clearing on your side.so why not send the whole funds to you, wait till it clears then get the movers fee to them so that they can come for the pickup.i hope i can count on you to handle this deligently.

Regards
 
:NoNo:
EricIvins said:
Same here. Here's a quick copy and paste of his response after I responded back -

Hello there,
Thanks for the message.I am very much interested in making this purchase.I had saved this ad link for days but didnt have the chance to email you.I would like to know the following things before o proceed with making the purchase.

(1) Are you the owner of this snake or you are selling for someone.

(2) how much are you asking for last excluding shipping?

(3) Would you accept a Certified Bank Check?

(4) Can be around when my movers come for the pcikup of this snake?

(5) What is the health status of this snake?

(6) how friendly is this snake?
pls get back to me with the answer to the following questions.also email me your full name
and address plus your phone number to which you want the check sent to.
Regards
Dr oC
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DITTO, and the inquiry from my add was on KS...
Chuck
 
Here's the response I received from him:

"Hi there chuck,they are being shipped to missouri.also i have had a very bad experience with one some time back to actually striked at point of delievery via fedex cause it was feeling so angry by the time the box was opened.This movers i am making use of are experts in exotic pets like this plus i would be out of town on an assignment so they would be handling the feeding and other things till i get back.All you do aftre check is recieved and cleared is to deduct the mover fee and get it across to them and you get the snake ready for shipment and they will come for it at any point you want them too since you are not feeling too comfortable with your address.pls give me your full name, address,phone number so that i can ensure your check gets sent asap."

Almost makes me want to box up a rubber snake & turn the check over to officials...guess there's no need to dance w/ the devil.
-Chuck
 
That's great. This guy is taking the time out of his day to personalize his responses after a couple of Emails. It seems like a lot of work for Dr Oc. I guess the best thing to do is give him fake addresses and phone numbers and let him tire himself out.
 
I have received emails from him as well, they actually made me laugh for a second or 2 before I shift+deleted them.
 
Kyle Frost said:
That's great. This guy is taking the time out of his day to personalize his responses after a couple of Emails. It seems like a lot of work for Dr Oc. I guess the best thing to do is give him fake addresses and phone numbers and let him tire himself out.
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Yep, because while we're keeping him busy, that's that many more people he's not scamming. I love running them around in circles and wasting their time.
 
Hello,
Unfortunately a bunch of people will get scammed by this guy. Just think of all the people not viewing the BOI. I almost want to accept the certified bank check and once he gives me the address where the extra money goes, turn him into the authorities. These kind of people give those of us that utilize internet sales and purchasing a bad name. I have been scammed for over $2,000 over the years. Now I'm very weary of scum like this. Good luck everyone. We should spread the news to all friends in the industry to limit this guys scamming success. Take care!!
Brian
 
Russos Reptiles said:
Hello,
Unfortunately a bunch of people will get scammed by this guy. Just think of all the people not viewing the BOI. I almost want to accept the certified bank check and once he gives me the address where the extra money goes, turn him into the authorities. These kind of people give those of us that utilize internet sales and purchasing a bad name. I have been scammed for over $2,000 over the years. Now I'm very weary of scum like this. Good luck everyone. We should spread the news to all friends in the industry to limit this guys scamming success. Take care!!
Brian
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You got to be a moron if u fall for this guy. I get these emails from time to time, just hit delete and move on.
 
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